Prior to the album's release, Billboard magazine predicted that Nothing Personal looked "like it could" enter the top ten of the Billboard 200 in its debut week, saying that it may start with anywhere between 60,000-75,000 sales.As it happened, Nothing Personal debuted at number four and sold 63,000 copies, becoming the group's best sales week and highest charting album. It became one of the best selling rock albums of the year, and exposed the band to a new audience.